I am no longer working in singapore anymore. I am now stationed in osaka japan.

Singapore's work culture in generally is being hardworking and putting long hours to have the appearance of being hardworking when you can actually have nothing much to do but what to give a good impression to your superiors. That scenario usually applys for "chinaman" companies.

MNC's or clients on the other hand prefer people who can work independently, have good time management skills and are hungry for self-improvement.

Compared to malaysia, especially the government sector or GLC companies. Singapore is a world apart, they are rather prompt when it comes to customer service and they are efficient.

Malaysia on ther other hand fails miserable in this regard. I recently had an enquirer to one of the goverment departments and their telephone lines where always busy, they had no e-mail to correspond and they dont take their job seriously. I was very frustrated, and all because i just wanted to make an enquirer.

I recently came back from australia and i may in the future move there since i've been around and malaysia is disappointing to say the least and i see little chance of improvement in the near future.

hi all,i have something to ask and would love to hear opinions from all of you here..

1st,offer from transwater api,i will need to travel a lot for this position,i heard outstation allowance there is high,but still need to check with them because they just inform me yesterday.

2nd,i will attend 2nd assessment day with petra energy this coming wednesday,they offered fast-track engineer program which means in this 1 year,i will bond with them and after finish this program,they will assess and placed me based on my performance.(basically petra group consist of 7 companies,so in this 1 year program,they will send me to all the departments before being assess)

other information:this 2 company give same salary,transwater give much higher outstation allowance than petra,but i think work in petra means 2,3 months directly onshore/offshore,that is why they can not give high allowance..

so,let say i success in petra assessment day,i need help from all otai here to decide which one will suit best for my 1st step into this industry..im sorry for my bad english.thanks.

hi all,i have something to ask and would love to hear opinions from all of you here..

1st,offer from transwater api,i will need to travel a lot for this position,i heard outstation allowance there is high,but still need to check with them because they just inform me yesterday.

2nd,i will attend 2nd assessment day with petra energy this coming wednesday,they offered fast-track engineer program which means in this 1 year,i will bond with them and after finish this program,they will assess and placed me based on my performance.(basically petra group consist of 7 companies,so in this 1 year program,they will send me to all the departments before being assess)

other information:this 2 company give same salary,transwater give much higher outstation allowance than petra,but i think work in petra means 2,3 months directly onshore/offshore,that is why they can not give high allowance..

so,let say i success in petra assessment day,i need help from all otai here to decide which one will suit best for my 1st step into this industry..im sorry for my bad english.thanks.

Dude, you need to polish up your english. I was working at petra energy for 2 years, is a good stepping stone place as you handle offshore projects mainly from SHELL and PETRONAS. They are more on construction work which involves structure, mechanical, electrical, instruments and piping. Salary wise nothing to boast as it is average and bonus is not great (1/2 month to 1 month). Anyway, if you want to join the offshore oil and gas, I would encourage you to join petra energy as it is an invitation ticket to offshore career!if you have other better offer like sapura crest or TLO, please reject petra...those co. are better

anyone has taken M-BOSET from sequ offshore? how does this course compare to other OPITO approved BOSIET courses ? is it valid overseas?

haha,yeah,need to polish my english lor...thanks for the info.1/2 to 1 month bonus really sucks lor,but like you said,it will be good stepping stone..wish me luck k for the petra assessment day,i heard they only need 15 candidates this year,do you ever heard fast track engineer program while u working in petra years back??

to gonzalo20:yap,i apply online,they had 2 stages interview..want to know more detail maybe you can pm me bro.

anyone has taken M-BOSET from sequ offshore? how does this course compare to other OPITO approved BOSIET courses ? is it valid overseas?

Never heard of M-BOSET before. Which organization is accrediting this course?

Unless its equivalent to OPITO standards or higher, it may not be valid overseas. Just like NIOSH OGSP is only valid in malaysia, it would be wise to take up BOSIET rather then go with a course whose standards you may not be familiar with.

I resigned last year and move to Singapore. Best of luck bro, you gonna enjoy offshore life a lot if you are assign to offshore. I did enjoyed mine and is a good experience gained.

got any vacancy now? i got CIDB green card NIOSH OGSP and diploma in mechanical.
i heard got alot shutdown ritenow

hello o&g seniors
i have a question here
if i further my studies doing master in petroleum engineering field
will that give me any advantage in getting a job in o&g industry?
how about the pay? any difference with degree holder?

for fresh graduates, the one with a masters degree will get slightly higher STARTING PAY than the guy with a first degree. but yearly salary increments will depend on work performance and sometimes company's performance.